Difference between revisions of "Vulcan"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_193525" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_193525" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; - answering to the | <p> (n.) The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; - answering to the Greek Hephaestus. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_81125" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_81125" /> == | ||
<p> The [[Roman]] god of fire and an artificer In metals, identified with the | <p> The [[Roman]] god of fire and an artificer In metals, identified with the Greek Hephæstus ( <i> q. v </i> .); had a temple to his honour in early Rome; was fabled to have had a forge under Mount Etna, where he manufactured thunderbolts for Jupiter, the [[Cyclops]] being his workmen. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_65173" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_65173" /> == | ||
Revision as of 13:13, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; - answering to the Greek Hephaestus.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
The Roman god of fire and an artificer In metals, identified with the Greek Hephæstus ( q. v .); had a temple to his honour in early Rome; was fabled to have had a forge under Mount Etna, where he manufactured thunderbolts for Jupiter, the Cyclops being his workmen.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Vulcan'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/v/vulcan.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
